YESTERDAY:
Twilight Thursday morning.
06:01 Hrs was official sunrise on Thursday.
09:30 Ski patrol off too work. +1 Deg C.
13:30 hrs, a bit darker! +5 Deg C. Many foot passengers!!
Fresh Tracks. Geordie Trussler Pic
No one skiing out here!! Geordie Trussler Pic
18:00 Hrs, -1 Deg C. Looking dry!!
Weather Observations for April 26, 2019, 2019 taken at 06:00 Hours.
2180 meters -4, Winds were 20-30 KPH SSW--Whistler Peak
1835 meters 0, Winds were 15-30 KPH SSW--Round House
1650 meters -1, 0 cm of new, 0 cm in 24 hrs, Base 224 cm--Pig Alley
660 meters -1, Valley Temp, Max temp Yesterday was +16.4, 0.0 mm of precip recorded yest
As of 07:00 Hrs this am we have broken cloud and unlimited visibility.
FORECAST:
Weak ridging will bring unsettled weather in a Northwest flow aloft. A mix of sun and cloud for today with a weak upper trough brushing our zone tonight with increased cloudiness and a chance of some intermittent light precipitation tonight into early Saturday morning. The FL will go up to 2000 meters today with day time heating and drop down to just above surface tomorrow morning. Unsettled Saturday with the ridge strengthening for Sunday into early next week. Sunny and warm weather is always nice in the Spring. Sunscreen advised. Guesstimates: Trace-1 cm by Saturday morning, trace-1 mm by Sunday morning.
GOES IR image from this am.
High pressure with some influence from the Low for today, unsettled.
Fronts along the coast.
High and low pushing each other, high will likely win on Saturday.
High pressure begins to dominate the pattern, cooler on Sunday!!
High pressure for Monday with some cooler air spilling in from the Arctic Front.
AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:
An avalanche has killed a female ski tourer in France. Article Below. Net Pic
Ski tourer was buried 3 meters and extricated by group. Net Pic
Locally, no new avalanche activity reported yesterday.
Old debris in the Symphony Zone. Geordie Trussler Pic
INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:
Just before opening. High in the valley Thursday was
No chairs on Harmony Express. Geordie Trussler Pic
15:30 Hrs, high of +16.4 Deg C in the valley yesterday.
Clearing off the observation deck. Geordie Trussler pic
Overcast with high cloud Thursday afternoon.
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Big picture on Thursday afternoon.
VIDEO FRIDAY:
Dolomite Avalanche: April 20, 2019
Snowboarder outruns 2 avalanches: Spain
Wet slide from cornice collapse: April 25, 2019
Huck to Tomahawk: Tuckermans Ravine
ARTICLES:
A ski tourer has died in an avalanche on the Pointe des Audras: France
Spring Conditions: Avalanche Canada
Fresh avalanches delay opening oh Highway to Ledakh Region: Northern India
Men who risk their lives to clear snow in avalanche prone areas get nothing from Govt: Kashmir
Avalanche damage may delay opening of Independence Pass: Colorado
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